Re: [PATCH v1] platform/x86: wmi: Switch to use new generic UUID API

From	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH v1] platform/x86: wmi: Switch to use new generic UUID API
Date	2017-08-13 16:20 +0200
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On Sun, 2017-08-06 at 08:43 -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Andy Shevchenko
> <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> > wrote:
> > > > On Aug 2, 2017, at 9:28 AM, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@l
> > > > inux.intel.com> wrote:

> > > NAK.  guid_block is a firmware interface, so opaque kernel types
> > > don't
> > > belong in it.
> > 
> > I f we leave this, what do you think about everything else?
> 
> Assuming it works, it's fine with me.  I'd be happy to test.

Just sent v2.

> Keep in mind that this beast is a *little-endian* GUID abomination,
> and I don't see generic conversion helpers.  Something might need to
> be added.

Do you mean something like char16_to_guid() / char16_to_uuid() ?

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Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Intel Finland Oy

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Re: [PATCH v1] platform/x86: wmi: Switch to use new generic UUID API Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> - 2017-08-13 16:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v1] platform/x86: wmi: Switch to use new generic UUID API Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-08-13 17:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v1] platform/x86: wmi: Switch to use new generic UUID API Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-08-13 17:40 +0200

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